The National Electoral Chamber approved today, through Extraordinary Agreement No. 35, the electoral schedule for the next national elections. Beyond political speculation (several leaders raised the possibility of changing the dates) there were no changes and the PASO will be on August 13. In turn, the general elections will be on October 22.
In the event that none of the presidential candidates reaches 45% of the votes, or 40% with a difference of 10 points from the second, the ballotage will be held within 30 days of the general election, according to it is established in article 96 of the National Constitution. If a second round were to be held, the date will be November 19.
It was also established when the registers can be consulted, the recognition of electoral alliances and the terms of the electoral campaign. In addition, the dates of the Mandatory Presidential Debates were set to be held on October 1 and October 8, and in the event of a second round, a third debate will be held on November 12.
According to the document approved today, June 24 will be a key date: that day will expire the deadline for the presentation of lists of pre-candidates before the party electoral boards. Before, on June 14, the deadline for the presentation of electoral alliances will expire. Until then, the political parties will continue in the internal discussion to define who will go to the ballot.
The elections in each province and what is voted
This year, Argentina elects a president. December 10 will be an important day, since whoever wins will begin a new four-year term, but also because the country will celebrate 40 years of uninterrupted democracy. However, there is still a long way to go until that day and there are already 15 provinces that officially called elections and decided to split their elections from the national ones.
– April 16: provincial elections in Neuquén and Río Negro
– April 25: closure of provisional register
– May 5: publication of the definitive register
– May 7: general elections in Jujuy, La Rioja and Misiones
– May 14: general elections in La Pampa, San Juan. Tucuman and Salta
– May 15: deadline to convene national PASO
– June 11: STEP in Mendoza, general elections in San Luis and Corrientes
– June 18: general elections in Córdoba (to be confirmed), Formosa (to be confirmed)
– June 14: registration deadline for party electoral alliances for national elections
The general elections will be on October 22.
– June 24: deadline for submission of lists of pre-candidates and start of the national electoral campaign
– July 9: start of broadcasting of advertisements in audiovisual media
On May 5, the final electoral roll will be published for the 2023 national elections.
– July 16: STEP in Santa Fe
– July 30: STEP in Entre Ríos
– August 11: beginning of the electoral ban (8h)
– August 13: National STEP, STEP in CABA, province of Buenos Aires and Catamarca (to be confirmed)
– August 15: definitive scrutiny of the PASO
– September 3: start of the national election campaign
– September 10: general elections in Santa Fe
– September 17: general elections in Chaco
– September 24: general elections in Mendoza and Entre Ríos
– October 8: first presidential debate
– October 15: second presidential debate
– October 20: electoral ban (8h)
– October 22: national general elections, general elections in CABA (to be confirmed), generals in Chaco, generals in Buenos Aires (to be confirmed), generals in Catamarca (to be confirmed) and generals in Santa Cruz (to be confirmed)
– November 9: third presidential debate (if there is a ballotage)
– November 19: ballotage
What is chosen in the 2023 national elections?
In the 2023 national elections, in addition to the president and vice president of the Nation, 130 national deputies (half of the Lower House) and 24 national senators (one third of the Upper House) will be elected.
There are 8 provinces that must renew their seats in the Senate: Province of Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, La Rioja, San Luis, San Juan and Santa Cruz. In this way, 24 of the 72 seats in the Upper House will be elected.
In the Chamber of Deputies, 35 seats will be renewed for the Province of Buenos Aires, 12 for the City of Buenos Aires, 10 for Santa Fe, 9 for Córdoba and 5 for Mendoza and Tucumán. Meanwhile, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Salta and Santiago del Estero will elect four new deputies; Chaco, Chubut, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Rio Negro, San Juan and Tierra del Fuego, three, and Catamarca, La Pampa, Neuquén, Santa Cruz and San Luis, two.
In the 2023 elections, the presidential formula that will govern Argentina for the next four years will be voted on.
What will be chosen in the 2023 provincial elections?
On the other hand, this year 21 provinces will elect a governor (Corrientes and Santiago del Estero renewed authorities in 2021), and the Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will also be voted on.
There are 15 provinces so far that have decided to split their local elections from the national elections. La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Misiones, Jujuy, La Rioja, San Juan, Salta, Tucumán, Tierra del Fuego, Mendoza, San Luis, Santa Fe, Chaco and Corrientes. Meanwhile, 9 jurisdictions have not yet confirmed their electoral calendar: CABA, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Formosa, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Santa Cruz, Chubut and Santiago del Estero.
Each province will vote for deputies and senators of their corresponding legislatures, as well as municipal authorities. The date of the elections has not yet been confirmed by 9 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.